A "Thought" (perceived or received) is a pondering, about something. When this “thought” is dwelled upon that is: brought to reside in mind and to be continually present, this, in turn, Creates a Desire for something. When this is Encouraged then it Results in Action which is to exert oneself. I, then actually do something. My attitude changes and I now behave in a new way. I am a result of my "thoughts."

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Career Options after BAMS

Someone asked me about career options today for Ayurvedic Medicine Graduates a.k.a BAMS grads. I thought for quite a while and came up with this list

1. Pharma industry: I do know BAMS grads are picked up as Product Managers in pharmacompanies - more so in ayur pharma companies like Dabur, Lupin,Himalaya. The job description entails product formulations, interaction with doctors and retail pharmacies and monitoring of salesforce. An added management degree in marketing and sales helps. This path leads you to career in Marketing and Sales. I know three BAMS guys based out of Mumbai who are in related field in Novartis, Dabur and Lupin. One of them recently moved on to a Pharma consulting firm.

2. Lifesciences Industry: Only BAMS may not help here. But with added knowledge of coding, knowledge of databases, some scripting language like Perl, PLSQL, you could approach lifescience industries in a pseudo dual capacity of a functional and a technical person. This is a difficult path and requires perseverance as higher preference is fordoctorates and highly qualified programmers. Other competitors for similar positions could be Biotechnologists, Bioinformaticians, etc.You could work towards getting a post grad qualifications in these subjects too.

3. Healthcare IT: 6 years ago, it was easy to get in. Now, there are many medicalprofessionals who have joined in already. Hence the job market alreadyhas a choice to pick for Healthcare IT domain expert positions. Experience of working in healthcare environments, like labs, hospitals, disease coding, transcription come in use here. All you need to prove that you are a domain expert is to confidently claim that you understand healthcare practice and and pain points in healthcare today. PG degree in management or\u003cbr /\>hospital management will be beneficial. Very fast moving segment. Lots\u003cbr /\>of job seekers in this field in Bangalore. Jobs are available as also\u003cbr /\>attrition is very high. Possible companies to work, Infosys, Wipro,\u003cbr /\>Satyam, TCS, Mphasis, etc. Lots of long hours to contribute and lots\u003cbr /\>of stress you will need to know how to handle. Perks could be travel\u003cbr /\>abroad for short business trips. But being IT sector what it is, you\u003cbr /\>would need to carve a niche for yourself so that you have something to\u003cbr /\>do as you grow older. In IT companies younger age is always favoured\u003cbr /\>over older age, so you may again feel confused over what to do as you\u003cbr /\>grow older. Transcription experience may be advantageous, but that\u003cbr /\>depends! Knowledge in Clinical Trials, Hospital workflow, helps\u003cbr /\>getting into these jobs\u003cbr /\>

4. Insurance: You may need additional qualifications for this - again a management\u003cbr /\>degree. There are various functions that BAMS can perform in\u003cbr /\>insurance, right from underwriting to networking to operations, etc.\u003cbr /\>You would need to upgrade your worth with insurance exams from time to\u003cbr /\>time. Possible companies where some other BAMS with management\u003cbr /\>qualifications are working - ING Vysya, ICICI, TTK, etc. With few\u003cbr /\>years of experience you could get picked up by IT companies requiring\u003cbr /\>Insurance domain experience. After a few years experience lecturership\u003cbr /\>in colleges for Insurance topics could also be possible\u003cbr /\>

5. Hospital: With added post grad qualification in Hospital Administration you\u003cbr /\>could start your career as a manager of some services in a hospital\u003cbr /\>and then move on to managing operations and then planning, budgeting\u003cbr /\>hospitals. Again many are there now in the market, you would need\u003cbr /\>prove yourself very much. Also not too many openings with good pay\u003cbr /\>packets in Bangalore. Some good ones are - Manipal, Wockhardt, Apollo,\u003cbr /\>",

6. Education: You could also complete your Post Grad in Ayur and work as lecturer in\u003cbr /\>a college. I am not sure if that is your forte.\u003cbr /\>

7. Clinical Trials: Some companies like P&G use BAMS doctors as investigators for their\u003cbr /\>clinical trials. It is good for experience and to understand the\u003cbr /\>processes that take place in Clinical Trials. Useful experience to later get into Healthcare IT.\u003cbr /\>

8. On duty doctor: A couple of years in some nursing homes will enhance chances of you getting a job in Healthcare IT, but then\u003cbr /\>the nursing homes should be of repute and well known.\u003cbr /\>

9. Healthcare community: With post grad qualifications in Healthcare management you could work\u003cbr /\>for NGO\'s in managing distribution of healthcare in a community. Very\u003cbr /\>good option. Slowly up the\u003cbr /\>ladder you could end up working for the UN or WHO also.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>

hiieee thanx a lot 4 d info...actually i wanted 2 noe dat if i do BAMS...can i do specialization in skin??? i am thinkin of doin MD also...plz help me out...u can reply me on my id sweetritikashah@gmail.comthanx a lot

Hi Vinodpal, this is for you, if you are preparing for BAMS entrance please stop it, even if you get into dental it is okay, but dnt ever do BAMS, this line is not as good as it has been told here, I have tried all these fields and it is real tough to survive here. All these IT stuff that has been told is not as good as it looks, and we will never have that job satisfaction as you will be thought to become a doctor in 5-1/2 years and once you get into these fields you are totally out of being a doctor, if you want to work in a field where u cannot practice medicine, WHAT IS THE POINT IN DOING BAMS?? and moreover to survive practicing pure ayurveda after doing BAMS is very difficult, you need to work under a very good specialist. Most of the colleges including the government colleges do not have good infrastructures and no good professors to teach, so please drop the idea of doing BAMS.

Very well said Neerja. What you say regarding BAMS is 1000% true. After doing BAMS we become like a lost ship in the deep sea. Dont know where to go. We have made a new full form of BAMS. It is Bekaari And Maanasik Shoshan. which means Joblessness and mental torture.

hi i m Dr chandrakala doing internship in BAMS i will complete internship in 3 months. please tell me what i can do after my internship to get more income and also the fame.My email ID is chandrakalank@yahoo.co.in

hi i m Dr chandrakala doing internship in BAMS i will complete internship in 3 months. please tell me what i can do after my internship to get more income and also the fame.My email ID is www.chandrakalank@yahoo.co.in

oh hi nidhi your ? is to innocent is one of the degree which close your future window of your 21st century thinking so from your ? i am giving ad. to you go for MBA in hospital management and health care, clinical research course, diploma in panch karama or kshar shutra, give upsc exam for mo in central gove. for b.a.m.s.

Hi Friends, BAMS is a bachelor degree course teaching ayurvedic medicine and surgery.To pursue this degree is depends on interest in ayurveda or health allied sectors...after BAMS one can go for MD and do ayurvedic consulting.also courses like MPH,HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION,HEALTH ADMINISTRATION from reputed institutes like TISS,SYMBIOSIS...give you good opportunity to work in government and private health sector with dignity and respect...one who really interested in marketing and sales can go for MBA from good college and have lumsum pay job in pharma sector..so friends do that one only in which you are interested.BEST LUCK.

hi,i am dr sphurti. thanxs for the information, i have recently completed my bams. now i want to join a PHARMA COMPANY ,so how can i approch or join the company & i also wanted to know about CAREER OPION FOR BAMS IN ABROAD plz reply me my e-mail address is jaiswalsphurti@yahoo.in

hi,i am dr sphurti. thanxs for the information, i have recently completed my bams. now i want to join a PHARMA COMPANY ,so how can i approch or join the company & i also wanted to know about CAREER OPION FOR BAMS IN ABROAD plz reply me my e-mail address is jaiswalsphurti@yahoo.in

hi! neeraja, read your comment,do agree on what u say! why should one get despaired.. what's the other way.. do MD or go for hosp management.. or go for PG.. or some ICMR.. COURSES.. PL ANS TO THIS HERE OR SEND MAIL TO navinkumars09@gmail.com.

HELLO,I AM Dr.SHARAD, I HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED MY B.A.M.S. WITH 71%.NOW I AM NOT DECIDED MY NEXT STEP.ACTUALY I AM SO CONFUSS B/C I HAVE MORE OPTION.1-I WANT TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PRECTISNOR.MY AYURWEDA & ALSO MODERN HAND IS STRONG.(I THINK)2-I WANT TO ADMIT IN P.G. COLLEGE.I WANT TO DO M.D. IN KOMARBHRITYA/BALROG.BUT I DONT KNOW MORE INFERMATION ABOUT COLLEGE&SEETS.3-I WANT TO DO DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL RESERCH.4-I WANT TO DO MBA IN HOSPITAL MANAGMENT.5-I AM PRIPARING FOR P.S.C. EXAM. YOU SEE THAT.THAT`S WHAY I WANT TO PROPER GUIDENCE ABOUT MY NEXT STEP.PLEASE GUID ME.

i just cannot believe what i've been reading for a quarter of an hour now. This has driven me to the very point of insanity. And i must say this, i do not subscribe to the melodramatous views of Neeraja, The BAMS fraternity especially the students are insecure enough to scare them more about fantacies of what lies beyond. The info available on this page has some vital strings, just catch the best of it and rhyme a music off it folks.

On one post i was seriously awestruck to read that somebody advises the english mdium educated students from refraining from the very idea of choosing BAMS as an option for his future. I must admit this is a totaly absurd post, and i would request the author of this post to remove it.

I am pursuing my internship now, and i am pretty confident of what future holds forth for me in its kitty. And the vital info that i received were good enough to tweak my grey cells and pave me in a brighter way.

see for any Indian origin field u have to give ur 100% n' lifelong contribution then only u will get result n' that result is amazing means that field n' ur name is takes together for example music what u will remember when anyone says about SITAR VADAN,SHAHNAI,ABHANG ,TABALA ofcourse ustad bismillah khan n'their is no space for writting more,but for any indian originated field u have to give long contribution then u will be king of that field same for MY AYURVEDA belive it practice it n; ha keep patience because only big amazing constructons takes time.if u do not have patience n' guts to practice ayurveda please dont go for b.a.m.s. but dont criticise it.remember first sloka u chat in ayurvedic book.I kw it is very difficult to digest n'survive in first few days but when u start to belive in ayurveda u will realise the beauty of ayurveda.WHY NOW DAYS AYURVEDAA MEANS KERALA BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE VALUE AYURVEDA LOVE AYURVEDA N' MOST IMPORTANT THEY BELIVE N'RESPECT AYURVEDA.so just do it be positive

i am a Dr suraj i have complite my BAMS. I am intrested in pharma company which procedure to join d company & any chance to after BAMS in government job. pls send me info. in my email id surajekatpure999@gmail.com

am megha lohia...am a 3rd year BAMS student.am doin my course in govt ayurveda college tripunithra,kerala.i must say am really dissappointed seeing most of the comments written above..therz some thing u guys need to knw.....ayurveda is gods own science...the basic thing an ayurvedic practioner need is belief in the shastra.u cant be anythng unless u believe in ayurveda...goin into allied fields is good....but whats more important is being a good doctor.All those people out thr who gave stupid abrvtn to my science....am sure u failed coz u guys are no gud doctors and coz u never believed in your science...neither did u guys try bringin in what u studied to ur life....i am sure of succedin...coz i believe in my science.....and i have enough examples around me to provide the much needed inspiration.So for all those future aspirants of bams...i wud say...go for it.it will help u purify your self...and will provide u with a chance to change the lifes of the people around u

Hi,I am BAMS graduate.I have also given Entrance Examination for persuing MD.But no luck so far.I am again trying for same.But I don't want risk at this time.So kindly refere an institute (private or govt.)from where I can do MD even if I have to pay huge amount of fee.

hey my name is dhwaja and i am doing BAMS presently.....i wantd to plan out my future from now on.I want to pursue a MBA degree..m afraid which trade i should choose. Will there be any chances for me to work in IT companies with good packages and long term job.

Hi myself dr.ashwini m realy disapointed with the negative abbrivatins used for b.a.m.sits a holy science which our ancicters hav discvrd ,we must fel proud 2 be a part of it.I agrre that most of the b.a.m.s colegs dnt have good infrastuctr bt what al matters is faith and hardwork,do have faith in ayurveda work hard wil defenitly succed in life.my uncle who is a b.a.m.s graduate is a succesful practiner and he owns a tata safari. . Hope this is much enough to explain.My words for b.a.m.s aspirants FORTUNE FEVOURS THE BRAVELord dhanvantari wil never let u down if u have faith in him.ashupatil01@rediffmail.com

hello i m dr. juhi. I can only say that BAMS is not a good carrier option to be a dr. or become a medical graduate. Its very depressing . some of ayurved graduates may be luky that they will get the chance to progess but many of have no chance. I hv completed my bams in 2008. I don't want to do md.If u do bams then u r speed of progess is slower than a kachua, and u r not able to fullfill ur parents wish or dream to be a graet dr., so plz choose a good carrier option after ur 12th . best wishes fro me to all.

B.A.M.S. means Bechlr of Ayuhar Mental depression and Successless.NEVER GO FOR THIS coarse. ALL THE AYUHAR COLLEGES SHOULD BE FIRED. These colleges are only for earning money and putting the youngones in dark room. Where there is no chance of light.

HEY ITS TRUE ITS A DIFFICULT LINE BT WO KAHTE HAI NA......LIFE IS FULL OF STRUGLE .....U CAN FIND STUGGLE IN EVERY FIELD...............U KNOW I ALSO GET VERY MUCH DEPRESSED TOO BZ IN HARYANA THEREE IS LACK OF OPPORTUNITY FR A BAMS DR... THE ONLY OPTION IS GYNAE FR A GIRL...N THERE IS LACK OF PRACTICE IN HARYANA AYU COLLEGES.....BT IT ALL DEPEND ON US.....NOW AM DOING INTERNSHIP I KNW I CAN GET SUCESS IN MA FIELD BZ I BELEIVE IN MY SCIENCE........I WANA DO AYURVEDIC PRACTICE IN GYANAE WITH ALLOPATHYPLZ TELL ME THE P.G. COURSES WHICH I CAN DO ..M DOING MY INTERSHIP FRM GAUGAON...BT HAVE LACK OF GUIDANCE.....PLZZ LET ME KNOW ABT THESE COURSES BZ I REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT MY SCIENCE THANX my email id..dr.ambikadhiman88@gmail.com

hi, the information was very useful. i have completed BAMS course 2years back because of some reason i could not practice. IS there any option where i can join pharma company and how to apply for it my email id nagkeerthi@gmail.complease do reply

dear bams graduates, this is dr vasudha, first of all stop getting frustrated, you are into a genuine medical field which has always given relief to the patients and has wonder medicines. it is you who have to give wonder heal using these medicines. your profession is DOCTOR and first and foremost thing is to treat a patient , relieve him off his complaint, that satisfaction will be 100 times more than your job satisfaction u get from a salaried job.i don't understand y u all are behind getting only jobs, ur profession is being self employed and u should be proud of that and for this u should have ample self confidence. to get this, work for some senior physician for sometime, learn to practice..to enhance knowledge do certificate courses, in child care, nutrition, diploma in yoga, clinical research, u have a hell lot of opportunities, stop thinking negatively, instead think what best u can bring out of urself, what best u can contribute to the field of ur science.

hello friends,Myself Vaidya Niranjan from Puri,odisha want to share my all experience abt AYURVEDA,THE AMAZING SCIENCE THAT INCLUDE BOTH PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH,ABOUT UR AAHAR & VIHAR,RASAYAN & VAJIKARAN AND MANY MORE ASPECTS OF LIFE,IN SHORT AYURVEDA GUIDES UR HEALTH, UR DAILY ACTIVITIES,UR FOODING AND ..............TEACH U TO LIVE A COMPLETE FULL PLEGED LIFE,WHERE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING,MENTAL SATISFACTION AND DISCOVERING NEW AND NEWER THOUGHTS EVERYTIME AS U GO DEEP IN AYURVEDA, FORMULATING NEW MEDICINE YOGAS,IDENTIFYING NEW HERBS AND A LOT OF THINGS........NO WORD TO SHARE. JUST LOVE AYURVEDA,AYURVEDA LOVES YOU, MAKING UR FUTURE -----------OK BYE.

hello friends,Myself Vaidya Niranjan from Puri,odisha want to share my all experience abt AYURVEDA,THE AMAZING SCIENCE THAT INCLUDE BOTH PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH,ABOUT UR AAHAR & VIHAR,RASAYAN & VAJIKARAN AND MANY MORE ASPECTS OF LIFE,IN SHORT AYURVEDA GUIDES UR HEALTH, UR DAILY ACTIVITIES,UR FOODING AND ..............TEACH U TO LIVE A COMPLETE FULL PLEGED LIFE,WHERE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING,MENTAL SATISFACTION AND DISCOVERING NEW AND NEWER THOUGHTS EVERYTIME AS U GO DEEP IN AYURVEDA, FORMULATING NEW MEDICINE YOGAS,IDENTIFYING NEW HERBS AND A LOT OF THINGS........NO WORD TO SHARE. JUST LOVE AYURVEDA,AYURVEDA LOVES YOU, MAKING UR FUTURE -----------OK BYE.

hello friends,Myself Vaidya Niranjan from Puri,odisha want to share my all experience abt AYURVEDA,THE AMAZING SCIENCE THAT INCLUDE BOTH PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH,ABOUT UR AAHAR & VIHAR,RASAYAN & VAJIKARAN AND MANY MORE ASPECTS OF LIFE,IN SHORT AYURVEDA GUIDES UR HEALTH, UR DAILY ACTIVITIES,UR FOODING AND ..............TEACH U TO LIVE A COMPLETE FULL PLEGED LIFE,WHERE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING,MENTAL SATISFACTION AND DISCOVERING NEW AND NEWER THOUGHTS EVERYTIME AS U GO DEEP IN AYURVEDA, FORMULATING NEW MEDICINE YOGAS,IDENTIFYING NEW HERBS AND A LOT OF THINGS........NO WORD TO SHARE. JUST LOVE AYURVEDA,AYURVEDA LOVES YOU, MAKING UR FUTURE -----------OK BYE.

hello friends,Myself Vaidya Niranjan from Puri,odisha want to share my all experience abt AYURVEDA,THE AMAZING SCIENCE THAT INCLUDE BOTH PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH,ABOUT UR AAHAR & VIHAR,RASAYAN & VAJIKARAN AND MANY MORE ASPECTS OF LIFE,IN SHORT AYURVEDA GUIDES UR HEALTH, UR DAILY ACTIVITIES,UR FOODING AND ..............TEACH U TO LIVE A COMPLETE FULL PLEGED LIFE,WHERE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING,MENTAL SATISFACTION AND DISCOVERING NEW AND NEWER THOUGHTS EVERYTIME AS U GO DEEP IN AYURVEDA, FORMULATING NEW MEDICINE YOGAS,IDENTIFYING NEW HERBS AND A LOT OF THINGS........NO WORD TO SHARE. JUST LOVE AYURVEDA,AYURVEDA LOVES YOU, MAKING UR FUTURE -----------OK BYE.

hello friends,Myself Vaidya Niranjan from Puri,odisha want to share my all experience abt AYURVEDA,THE AMAZING SCIENCE THAT INCLUDE BOTH PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH,ABOUT UR AAHAR & VIHAR,RASAYAN & VAJIKARAN AND MANY MORE ASPECTS OF LIFE,IN SHORT AYURVEDA GUIDES UR HEALTH, UR DAILY ACTIVITIES,UR FOODING AND ..............TEACH U TO LIVE A COMPLETE FULL PLEGED LIFE,WHERE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING,MENTAL SATISFACTION AND DISCOVERING NEW AND NEWER THOUGHTS EVERYTIME AS U GO DEEP IN AYURVEDA, FORMULATING NEW MEDICINE YOGAS,IDENTIFYING NEW HERBS AND A LOT OF THINGS........NO WORD TO SHARE. JUST LOVE AYURVEDA,AYURVEDA LOVES YOU, MAKING UR FUTURE -----------OK BYE.

Hiiee I would like to knw what are the possibilitis or centers where we may find vacancy after doing pg diploma in cosmatology...i m v much intresred in this field but nit v sure of availabilities of job ....plz help

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BAMS doctor can do ayurveda practice successfully only in metro cities, in small cities people are not aware about ayurveda and cant afford it,in small cities one can do integrated practice but waiting period is frustrating.